BARROW Town’s run in the FA Cup run was ended by the Unibond Division One South champions via a Duncan Bray brace either side of half time, and a Mick Godber effort six minutes from the final whistle.

Stu Wilson had fired The Riversiders into a shock lead on the half hour and it looked as though Retford had met their match.

In the early exchanges, Barrow were guilty of affording their hosts too much respect, and seemed reluctant to pass the ball around as is their normal game plan.

Marc Sherlock nearly drew first blood, pulling his effort wide following a Nick Gupwell free kick. An error from Tom Hodson nearly proved costly as he passed square and gave the ball away to Godber for the home side but his effort too went narrowly wide.

On the half hour the best move of the game produced the opening goal. Ash Warner found Marc Sherlock down the left, and a low ball across the pitch found Stu Wilson who fired across Turner in the Retford goal for a 1-0 lead.

The Retford drummer fell silent, but found his rhythm a minute before the break when Bray’s header from 10 yards found the net, this after Barrow had failed to clear the ball, and made the score 1-1 at half time.

Two minutes after the break, Bray had doubled his tally and given Retford a 2-1 advantage when his downward shot from a corner kick was deflected past Cragg.

Barrow looked to have a legitimate equaliser disallowed, after Stu Wilson headed back across goal for Ash Warner to power in a header past Turner. A raised flag from an assistant chalked the effort off.

The contest was finally ended when Godber suspiciously looking offside, shot a Cragg from 25 yards.

The ball seemed to be well within the keeper’s grasp, until it inexplicably found its’ way into the net for a fortunate final score of 3 - 1.

BARROW are through to the final of the Battle of Britain Cup after defeating Saffron Dynamo 5-1 on Tuesday.

Stu WIlson scored two, Matt Chuter one and Ash Warner came off the bench to score twice in the last 15 minutes.